WUHAN, China/BEIJING -- The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping has rolled back some elements of its "zero-COVID" policy, as the slowing economy and public frustration with strict infection prevention measures stoke concerns within the government.
The Xi administration was forced to make this decision almost exactly three years after symptom onset in what was said to be the first COVID-19 case was reported in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province, on Dec. 8, 2019.
